Planning

Soft Market Testing - Rough Sleeper Navigators

CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION

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Planning

09 Dec 2024 at 11:27

Summary of the contracting process

The City of London Corporation is in the planning stage of a public procurement process for a service titled "Soft Market Testing - Rough Sleeper Navigators". This procurement falls under the Health and Social Work Services industry category and the buying organisation is a regional or local authority. The location for this procurement is London (UKI), and the key deadline for the soft market testing (SMT) submissions is 12:00 pm Noon on 07 January 2025. Businesses interested in participating must register on the City’s e-procurement portal, CapitaleSourcing, to access and submit the SMT questionnaire.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in social care and homelessness services. It is specifically targeted at addressing street homelessness in the City of London with a focus on supporting prolific and entrenched rough sleepers. Businesses that specialise in social work services and have experience providing outreach and support to rough sleepers are well-suited to compete for this tender. Successfully participating in this procurement process could open pathways for sustained engagement with the City of London Corporation and potentially influence policy with the upcoming third-party review of rough sleeper interventions.

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Notice Title

Soft Market Testing - Rough Sleeper Navigators

Notice Description

The City of London Corporation (the 'City') is carrying out Pre-procurement market engagement ('PPME') in relation to the Rough Sleeper Navigators. The City of London is currently facing high numbers of street homelessness within the Square Mile. A rough sleepers Navigator service is additional to the City's Street Outreach Service and targeted at working with the most prolific and entrenched rough sleepers who are either identified as Target 1000 clients or classed as "Living On the Streets". Rough Sleeper Navigators is currently a shared service, commissioned by Tower Hamlets, however the intention of the City of London Corporation Homelessness and Rough Sleeper Service is to commission a City specific service for the next 18 months plus whilst a third party review of all rough sleeper interventions is underway.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a soft market testing exercise in relation to an upcoming requirement the City of London Corporation (the City) has for a new Rough Sleeper Navigators. The soft market testing will involve the submission of the SMT questionnaire -- to be received by 12.00pm Noon on 07.01.2025 via the capital esourcingportal. If your organisation would like to participate in this market engagement exercise, it can do so by completing and returning the soft market testing questionnaire which can be found on the City's e-procurement portal at www.capitalesourcing.com Participants should register as a supplier on the portal on the aforementioned link (if not already), then search for the opportunity titled 'City Advice Service' where the questionnaire can be obtained. Please ensure the questionnaire is uploaded to the capital esourcing portal www.capitalesourcing.com by 12.00pm Noon on 07.01.2025.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c58f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039577-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
9 Dec 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
mohammad.mostafa@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2076063030

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2P 2EJ
Post Town
Central London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

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